{"id":482197,"date":"2026-02-21T15:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T15:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/482197\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T15:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T15:59:08","slug":"team-usa-captures-record-breaking-11th-gold-medal-at-winter-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/482197\/","title":{"rendered":"Team USA captures record-breaking 11th gold medal at Winter Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

The U.S. Olympic team captured a record-breaking 11th gold medal<\/a> at the Milano Cortina Winter Games on Saturday, after Kaila Khun, Connor Curran and Chris Lillis won the mixed team aerials title.<\/p>\n

The 11th gold breaks the record set at the last Olympics on U.S. soil \u2013 in Salt Lake City in 2022, which has long stood as a turning point for a Winter sports program that had struggled over previous decades.<\/p>\n

\"Milan<\/p>\n

From left, gold medalists Christopher Lillis, Connor Curran and Kaila Kuhn, of the United States, celebrate after the freestyle skiing mixed team aerials final at the 2026 Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n

Gregory Bull \/ AP<\/p>\n

The win lifted the U.S. to 30 medals overall for the Olympics. That’s second to Norway, which, a day earlier, won its 17th gold medal, setting a Winter Games record.<\/p>\n

Team USA could add more gold medals to its tally, including on Sunday when the U.S. men’s hockey team takes on Team Canada.<\/a><\/p>\n

There are 38 more medal events on the program this year than there were in 2002.<\/p>\n

Here are some looks and links to the rest of the 11 U.S. gold-medal winners:<\/p>\n

Alex Ferreira, freeskiing<\/p>\n

American freeskier Alex Ferreira\u00a0rounds out his Olympic collection<\/a>\u00a0with his first gold in Milan. He took\u00a0silver in Pyeongchang in 2018<\/a>, and bronze four years ago in Beijing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Breezy Johnson, Alpine<\/p>\n

Her\u00a0long journey<\/a>\u00a0to a gold medal included a knee injury four years ago on the same mountain where she won.<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Lemley, moguls<\/p>\n

Nicknamed “Lizard,”<\/a>\u00a0she joins a lexicon of great U.S. moguls skiers, including 2010 champion Hannah Kearney and her teammate, Jaelin Kauf, who now has three silver medals.<\/p>\n

Alysa Liu, figure skating<\/p>\n

The 20-year-old stepped away after the Beijing Games,\u00a0rediscovered her love<\/a>\u00a0for figure skating and happily claimed the gold medal — the first for U.S. women since 2002.<\/p>\n

Elana Meyers Taylor, bobsled<\/p>\n

At her sixth Olympics, she finally\u00a0broke through<\/a>, becoming the oldest Winter Olympian to win gold at age 41.<\/p>\n

Mikaela Shiffrin, Alpine<\/p>\n

The most winning skier of all time cashes in at the Olympics\u00a0with slalom gold<\/a>\u00a0after a tear-stained shutout four years ago.<\/p>\n

Jordan Stolz, speedskating (2)<\/p>\n

Joined Eric Heiden at Lake Placid in 1980 as only the\u00a0second man to capture the 500 and 1,000<\/a>. Goes for a third title Saturday night.<\/p>\n

US figure skating team<\/p>\n

Liu, Amber Glenn and Ilia Malinin are among the members of a team that brings home a\u00a0second straight gold<\/a>; the last one took two years to capture after the Russian doping saga.<\/p>\n

U.S. women’s hockey team<\/p>\n

A\u00a0tense thriller<\/a>, highlighted by Hilary Knight’s equalizer with 2:04 left, then Megan Keller’s winner in overtime.<\/p>\n

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